Zambia
The territory of what is now Zambia was known as Northern Rhodesia from 1911. It was renamed Zambia at independence in 1964. The new name of Zambia was derived from the Zambezi river (Zambezi may mean "River of God").
- The capital and main city is Lusaka
- The official language is English
- Area: 290,587 sq mi (approx. three times the size of the State of Michigan)
- Population approx. 16.5 millions in 2016
- Climate: The country is classified as humid subtropical or tropical wet and dry, with small stretches of semi-arid steppe climate in the south-west and along the Zambezi valley.
Fun Fact: "Victoria Falls," one of the 7 Wonders of the World, are at the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Publications and Presentations
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Webinar Recording: The Rise of Medium-scale Farms in Africa
Published on May 23, 2017
Thomas Jayne, CGIAR Research Programs on Policies, Institutions and Markets (PIM), May 23, 2017 -
Incentivizing Unsustainable Intensification? Evidence from Zambia's Input Subsidy Program
Published on April 21, 2017
Stephen N. Morgan, Nicole M. Mason, N. Kendra Levine,and Olipa Zulu-Mbata, Madison, WI, April 21, 2017 -
The Effects of Kenya's ‘Smarter’ Input Subsidy Programme on Smallholder Behaviour and Incomes: Do Different Quasi‐experimental Approaches Lead to the Same Conclusions?
Published on February 1, 2017
Mason, N. M., Wineman, A. , Kirimi, L. and Mather, D. (2017), The Effects of Kenya's ‘Smarter’ Input Subsidy Programme on Smallholder Behaviour and Incomes: Do Different Quasi‐experimental Approaches Lead to the Same Conclusions?. J Agric Econ, 68: 45-69 -
The Rise of Medium-Scale Farms in Africa
Published on January 31, 2017
Thom Jayne, Milu Muyanga, Saweda Liverpool-Tasie, Titus Awokuse, Presentation at the Agricultural Policy Research in Africa Consortium Inception Workshop, Institute for Development Studies (IDS), Sussex, UK, January 31, 2017 -
The Geography of Zambia’s Customary Land: Assessing the Prospects for Smallholder Development
Published on December 1, 2016
Sitko, N. J., & Chamberlin, J. 2016. The Geography of Zambia’s Customary Land: Assessing the Prospects for Smallholder Development, Land Use Policy, 2016, Volume 55, 49-60
People
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Thomas Jayne
MSU Foundation Professor emeritus
jayne@msu.edu
517-432-9802
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Mywish Maredia
Professor
maredia@msu.edu
517-353-6602
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Nicole Mason-Wardell
Associate Chairperson, Graduate Program Director, and Associate Professor
masonn@msu.edu
517-432-4446
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Milu Muyanga
Associate Professor
muyangam@msu.edu
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Robert Richardson
Professor
rbr@msu.edu
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David Tschirley
Professor
tschirle@msu.edu
517-355-0134